Culture Bully — Drake discusses the various projects he has planned for the new year. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — New Year’s Eve offers a few guarantees: drunk, raucous crowds with tacky countdown goggles, a boom in sales for streamers, confetti and whistles and, for those who decide to celebrate from the couch, "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve." For... more info

Crazed Hits — Kina Grannis, who was featured by us in March, has inked a record and publishing deal with Michael Caplan’s One Haven Music. Kina is the 140th featured Crazed Hits artist to get signed. Other artists who were featured by us prior to signing record ... more info

Pop Crunch — Doing anything New Year’s Eve? How about ringing in 2011 with a little “hair whipping” with the cutest tweener on this side of the Atlantic? Celebuspawn-turned-Billboard darling Willow Smith, 10, will join musical acts Drake, Ne-Yo, Natasha Bed... more info

Topix — Drake snagged four Grammy nominations last week, but there's one that means the most to him: Best New Artist. more info

ContactMusic — Rap sensation DRAKE, pop punk AVRIL LAVIGNE and R&B stars JENNIFER HUDSON and NE-YO will be helping Americans ring in the New Year (11) when they take to the stage for a... more info

ContactMusic — Drake fears his generation are "afraid to express themselves".The Canadian rapper is worried that due to the impersonal nature of modern communication - such as... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Capt. Willard said... DRIVE-IN MOVIES AT THE BOAT This week watch MMST3K skewer "The Undead" (1957) and grab some music... THE MUSIC OF FRANK ZAPPA including tribute/cover albums by... * VARIOUS Zappa's Universe (1993) * VARIOUS Unmatched: Tributo A ... more info

Altsounds — New York, NY - Bassist, singer and composer Esperanza Spalding was nominated for "Best New Artist" along with Justin Bieber, Drake, Florence & the Machine, and Mumford and Sons. Spalding is the only "Best New Artist" nominee to be included in NPR... more info

411 Mania — Dreezy talks stepping in for Lil Wayne, being a new generation of artist... more info